Happy Halloween!

I am not a big fan of Halloween, but even I must admit it can be a little fun with the kids. Allie came home from school loaded up with candy. But, because she didn't yet have "enough" we went to Eric's work and did a little trick-or-treating.

GETTING A DECENT PICTURE OF BOTH KIDS...

IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT...

CLOSE ENOUGH!

YUM...CANDY.

Next, we headed to Poppy and Grandma's for some Halloween fun! The kids got spoiled (of course!) and had fun handing out candy to the children who came to Grandma's.

TOONE COUSINS. POPPY AND GRANDMA ARE VERY GOOD SPORTS AND TAKE THE KIDS OUT TRICK-OR-TREATING EVERY YEAR.

We finished the evening in Scott & Leann's cul-de-sac roasting hot dogs and sipping hot chocolate. Allie got involved in the great candy swap that inevitably occurs among the cousins every year and Landon went crazy trying to get his hands on the cat and dog at their home.

Halloween Costume Preview

Last night Scott and Leann had a little family party at their home for all of the Swain gang. (Can anything that involves all of the Swain's be considered little?) It also happened to be Leann's birthday. It sure was nice of her to throw us a party for her birthday. Anyways...the cousin's were excited to have a dress rehearsal for the big day and show off their costumes to each other. We had pumpkin icecream shakes and chocolate skeleton cookies, played games, and spent time visiting.

SOME OF THE KIDS IN THEIR COSTUMES

LANDON WITH HIS COUSIN, CRUELLA (AKA CLARISSA)

SCOTT--AND ONLY MOST OF THIS IS A COSTUME. THE BROWN AND WHITE STRIPED "THING" IS HIS INFAMOUS SWIMMING SUIT. YES, HE REALLY WEARS THAT SWIMMING IN PUBLIC. WATCH FOR HIM NEXT SUMMER AT THE SCERA POOL, HE'S NOT HARD TO MISS. WE LOVE YOU, SCOTT!